Posted on 08/15/2015 11:55:57 AM PDT by jazusamo
Hillary Clinton joked about her private email server and insisted that Benghazi had nothing to do with her record as secretary of State at Iowa’s Democratic Wing Ding Dinner on Friday evening.
“By the way, you may have seen that I recently launched a Snapchat account. I love it. I love it. Those messages disappear all by themselves,” Clinton quipped near the beginning of the dinner.
This past week, the inspector general for the intelligence community determined that there was top secret information in just a minute sampling of the 30,000 emails on her private server turned over to the government. Clinton deleted tens of thousands more, saying they were personal and not work-related.
Clinton told the crowd that “for the past eight years, Republicans and their allies have attacked President Obama with everything they’ve got — now I’m in their crosshairs again.”
“But the real target isn’t me; it’s everything you and I believe in. It’s a progressive agenda that will help hardworking families get ahead. It’s a fairer tax code and tougher regulations on powerful corporations. That’s the fight we’re in,” she said.
“Now, they’ll try to tell you this is about Benghazi, but it’s not. Benghazi was a tragedy. Four dedicated public servants lost their lives, and we have to be focused on how to prevent future tragedies. But let’s be clear: seven exhaustive investigations, including a Republican-controlled House Armed Services Committee and the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee, have already debunked all of the conspiracy theories. It’s not about Benghazi.”
Clinton is scheduled to testify before the House Select Committee on Benghazi in open sessions on Oct. 22, where she’s guaranteed to be grilled before the cameras about her emails.
“You know what? It’s not about emails or servers either. It’s about politics. I will do my part to provide transparency to Americans. That’s why I’m insisting 55,000 pages of my emails be published as soon as possible,” she continued. “I’ve even offered to answer questions for months before Congress. I’ve just provided my server to the Justice Department. But here’s what I won’t do: I won’t get down in the mud with them. I won’t play politics with national security or dishonor the memory of those who we lost. I won’t pretend that this is anything other than what it is – the same old partisan games we’ve seen so many times before.”
Clinton also quipped about the 2008 documentary Hillary: The Movie, produced by Citizens United.
“A group of right-wing operatives made a hit-job film with the goal of stopping a Democrat from taking the White House, and then used shadowy money to promote it… I can tell you, it was no ‘Field of Dreams’ or ‘Bridges of Madison County.’ They took aim at me, but they ended up damaging our entire democracy. We can’t let them pull that same trick again,” she said, vowing to pass a constitutional amendment if necessary to undo the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.
Clinton was joined at the dinner by recently retired Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who has endorsed Hillary.
At one point Clinton started coughing during her speech, and while reaching for water noted, “I’ve been talking too much.”
“Not enough!” an audience member yelled out.
Clinton also gave herself a pat on the back for laying the groundwork for the Iran nuclear deal.
“As Secretary of State, I traveled tens of thousands of miles and twisted a lot of arms to build a global coalition against Iran and impose the most crippling sanctions in history. That pressure delivered a blow to Iran’s economy and gave us the leverage necessary to get to the negotiating table and begin the first preliminary talks,” she said.
“None of us should have any illusions about Iran’s true intentions or its continuing threats to the region, to Israel, to the United States… This agreement, combined with strong enforcement and deterrence, is the only way to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. There is simply no viable alternative. That is why I strongly support President Obama.’”
She will pass a constitutional amendment? She will pass it? How would she do that?
Laughable, she likes to hear herself talk but won’t answer questions.
Of course, what Hillary misses (or omits saying) is that the GOP is the least of her problems. Many in her own party are wise to her lack of honesty and very opaque style.
You got that backwards Old Hag....WE WON’T GET DOWN IN THE MUD WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As I said in a similar thread, none of the presidential candidates or Republicans in Congress aren't even going after her on the emails, on Benghazi, or even challenging her on the issues. Sure, Gowdy is, and Trump has mentioned the server, but Gowdy is doing his Congressional duty and Trump merely responded to a question. I repeat: None of the Republicans are bringing up her crimes.
This is classic Clinton deflection, issue non-statements, non-apologies, blame the opposition from preventing you from "doing the job of the American people," and in a matter of months this stuff will be old news and Clinton will already be light-years ahead of continuing to destroy the U.S.
The people who support Hillary Clinton are absolute brain-dead idiots, and the Republican Party should dissolve itself for failing to hold the Clintons accountable.
She’s a pathological narcissist, and will never, ever give up. She needs this, like water or oxygen. Her whole life has been about this. This is our fault as a society for letting politicians become celebrities, and for allowing career politicians.
I did not know Obama was GOP. It seems pretty obvious to me he is the one she needs to worry about.
Amen, the Republicans should be ripping her apart on a daily basis.
That woman is such a fricking liar. If she was all about transparency,she would not have gotten her own server in the first place. Turning over her emails, every time she says that, people need to point out those are just the ones she did not delete.
“Won’t get down in the Mud”? more like can’t put them down in the mud.
Hah! This has Obama’s fingerprints all over it.
Well, GOPe will not be very disappointed when Hillary wins in 2016.
As long as they maintain control of the Republican party, they are fine with it.
The video of her at the Iowa State Fair is ..... a lot of things. She’s SO angry (or so she wants the folks to believe) and her arrogance is on steroids. Of course, she’s blaming the Republicans and I’m betting she sticks pins in a Trey Gowdy doll every night when she’s through campaigning, if not more often. I’m surprised they didn’t have to provide gas masks for the audience idiots lapping up what she was dishing out due to the stink of corruption and dishonesty she was emanating in fetid waves .... then again, the audience was Libs/Dems/Progs/Enemedia so they’re immune to the fumes.
She may not be joking so much about her emails in the future since the investigation is being overseen by two veteran prosecutors in the Justice Department’s National Security Division, one of whom helped manage the prosecution of Petraeus. I think the Dems/Obama may not be turning such a blind eye this time to Hillary’s machinations. I also think she’d have to be charged and arrested before she’d get out of the race ... if then.
What GOP is this psycho woman even referring to?
The GOP that is busy attacking Trump?
How sweet it would be if she’s indicted but she’s a slippery witch.
Just you watch. Hillary is going to make an offer that Huma can’t refuse. Huma will take the fall for everything to do with the email debacle, Benghazi, and every other fault that belongs to Hillary. In exchange, once Hillary is elected President, she will issue a Presidential pardon for Huma along with a cash package to keep her quiet. Realistic, yes and no. On the yes side, Hillary will make lots of promises to Huma. On the no side, Hillary will not keep one promise.
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